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Antabamba Province

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Country
  
Peru

Capital
  
Antabamba

Area
  
3,219 km²

Region
  
Apurímac Region

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Website
  
www.muniantabamba.gob.pe

Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.

Contents

Map of Antabamba Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Grau Province
  • East: Cotabambas Province, Cusco Region
  • South: Arequipa Region
  • West: Aymaraes Province

    • Geography

    The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:

    Political division

    The province measures 1,242.33 square kilometres (479.67 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:

  • Antabamba
  • El Oro
  • Huaquirca
  • Juan Espinoza Medrano
  • Oropesa
  • Pachaconas
  • Sabaino

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.26% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.28% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Antabamba Province Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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